Richland County is located in central South Carolina, and its population center is the city of Columbia. The county has an approximate population of 422,000. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office has conducted street-level reverse stings since at least 1989. Complaints from the community, at times, have focused police attention around Two Notch and Bush River […]
Redlands is a city of approximately 73,000 residents, located between San Bernardino and Moreno Valley in San Bernardino County, California. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by local residents and law enforcement as substantial problems in the area, including the serial murder of prostituted women in 1977, and the murder of another prostituted woman […]
Reno is a city and government seat of Washoe County, NV. The city has a population of approximately 251,000 residents and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Prostitution in the state of Nevada is legal in counties with populations under 700,000 residents and is illegal in counties with […]
Renton is a city in Washington state of approximately 105,000 residents, situated just southeast of Seattle in King County, WA, near SeaTac. Local law enforcement and residents have complained about prostitution activity, occurring both at street-level and within adult-oriented businesses, for several years. In June, 2022, a woman was arrested and charged with attempted promotion […]
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 95,000, near Allentown, PA. It is the largest city and government seat of Berks County, PA. The community has reported chronic problems with prostitution such as the robbery of sex buyers and targeted sexual assaults of prostituted women. Among the more serious issues […]
Ravenna is a city in Portage County, Ohio with a population of approximately 11,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and other areas of Portage County. For example, in April 2013 two people were arrested and charged with prostitution, promoting prostitution, and drug offenses. Portage County Sheriff’s Office and Portage […]
Rapid City is the second-largest city in South Dakota, with a population of approximately 76,000 residents, and serves as the government seat of Pennington County. It is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range in the western part of the state, and accommodates most of the tourist flow to Mt. Rushmore. […]
Rancho Cordova is a city of approximately 80,000 residents, located just east of Sacramento in California. Although not formally incorporated as a city until 2003, Rancho Cordova and the surrounding vicinity have dealt with chronic problems related to prostitution for at least two decades. Solicitation occurs at street level, but is also linked to some […]
Randleman is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina with a population of approximately 4,600. In an effort to reduce the demand for sex purchased from prostituted women, police have conducted web-based reverse stings and publicly identified arrested sex buyers. For example, in 2008, a Methodist minister was charged with soliciting sex for money. A […]
Raleigh, North Carolina, is a city of roughly 470,000 residents that is the state’s capitol and its largest city. It has had longstanding problems resulting from prostitution and sex trafficking, including cases involving minors and adults with cognitive disabilities. For example, in August, 2021, a local man was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in […]
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